Sometimes the most powerful advocacy isn't protesting or petitioning — it's opening your door and treating someone with ...

The current OECD Development Assistance Committee peer review of Australia's aid effort takes place at a critical moment, ...

The re-elected Labor Government‘s political capital should be used to improve the quality and measurement of Australia’s aid to PNG, says Terence Wood.

The Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Law, Governance and Policy, The Australian National University ...

The Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Law, Governance and Policy, The Australian National University ...

Tuvalu, a small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, faces unique challenges as it strives for economic development and sustainability. With a population of almost 10,000 and a land area of about ...

What started out as a trivial story barely worthy of public attention has grown into a full-blown crisis for the Sitiveni Rabuka-led government in Fiji. A Commission of Inquiry (COI) report into the ...

PNG is finally holding its local level government (LLG) elections this year. The result of these elections is important, as LLGs are PNG’s lowest tier of government and provide services directly to ...

A particularly alarming case is that of Novel Baswedan, a senior investigator at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), who suffered an acid attack — serving as a stark reminder of the risks ...

Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme workers and employers consistently rate healthcare, including access to sexual and reproductive health services, as a primary concern. However, little ...

This is a further instalment in the Pacific Family Matters series. At the 2024 launch of the Pacific Academy of Sciences, Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Mata’afa highlighted the critical role of ...